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Development and design

Twist shares her name with a G1 So Soft pony. At some point prior to May 21, 2010, Twist's design was discussed when Lauren Faust was at Studio B Productions (now DHX Media Vancouver); Sabrina Alberghetti "was the one on the crew that was fighting for Twist's design to stay the way it was".[2] Twist is slightly taller than normal foals, as she has skinnier legs and her nose is more bulbous than most other ponies. She shows several stereotypical nerdy traits, such as a curly red mane and tail, pale coat, large glasses, and a nasal lisp. Her design is also used with a different mane and tail color for one of the nurses in Read It and Weep.

In the original lyrics of Smile Song, Pinkie Pie asks a pony named Shimmy Shake, "How did Twist do on her last spelling test?"

According to M. A. Larson, Twist has been silent in recent seasons because her voice actress no longer lives in Vancouver.[3]

Depiction in the series

Season one

Twist's cutie mark.

Twist makes her debut appearance in Call of the Cutie. She is picked on for being a "blank flank" by Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, until she discovers that her special talent is crafting confectionery, and she earns her cutie mark.

Twist appears again in The Show Stoppers during the reward ceremony at the talent show next to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.

Season two

Twist appears during the school field trip at the beginning of The Return of Harmony Part 1. She also appears in The Cutie Pox, joining in with Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo's attempts to guess what Apple Bloom's cutie mark was meant to be, thinking it was a delicious powdered donut. She remains next to the two Crusaders as they all watch in awe of Apple Bloom's loopty-hoop stunts.

Twist appears at the start of Hearts and Hooves Day, where she gives a Hearts and Hooves day card to a happy Truffle, and the two hug. She then plays "Pin the Heart on the Pony", resulting in accidentally pinning the heart on Cheerilee. She also makes a background appearance in Ponyville Confidential, where she is among the young ponies celebrating Featherweight earning his new cutie mark.

Twist is one of the available playable characters in Gameloft's mobile game.[4] The game sometimes lists her as Peppermint Twist.[5] Her in-game description reads, "A school-age pony with bright purple glasses and a curly red mane, Twist has a candy cane heart for a cutie mark."

The Elements of Harmony guidebook

TWIST was picked on because of her blank flank until she discovered was making sweet treats when two peppermint candy canes appeared on her hindquarters—her cutie mark!

Volume II guidebook

TWIST puts the cutie in cutie mark. Her sweet confectionary skills earned her a candy cane heart, which she puts to good use making sugary treats.